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a Fionn MacCumhaill story; Irish Mythology story

Sound recording, story; a section of the epic cycle of Fionn MacCumhaill stories, orginating from Irish mythology, told by Robin Williamson, accompanying himself on the harp, as part of the programme The Wise and Foolish Tongue, in a mini-festival of stories, Stories of Shifting Truth, programmed by the Crick Crack Club and Barbican Education, in the Pit Theatre, Barbican Centre, London, 21st February 2004

Introduction by Jillian Barker Head of Education at the Barbican Centre, London; followed by story told by Robin Williamson. Fionn was out hunting with his two hunting dogs, (his two nephews under a spell) and with two friends, Cohnan Nall (Cohnan the bald) and Diarmud (Diarmud of the love spot, who had a spot on his face, which if any women saw it they would fall instantly in love with them), on the Ilse of Arran. They killed nothing. When Night fell, they went to a house of an old man. Before letting them in, the old man, to their surprise, ordered them harshly not to cause any trouble. In the house there was a white goat. The man asked Cohnan to tether the goat. He tried for an hour and half and failed. Diarmud and Fionn tried in turn and failed. The man return and tethered it with no effort. Later a beautiful young women entered the room. Diarmud turned to her with words of desire, but she replied with anger 'Truly, truly, once I was yours and you cared nothing for me then' and left the room. That night, full of curiousity they slept badly. In the morning, before they left, Fionn turned to the man and asked the man why he had spoken harshly to them on the doorstep; why only he could tether the goat, and why had the girl spoken in such anger, when they had never seen her before. The man answered that the girl's name is Youth and little enough any of you cared for her until she was gone. The name of the goat is The World and none of you can bind her but me, and my name is Death.

audience:- adult
    recording quality
condition:- good
completeness:- complete
duration:- 0 hours, 13 minutes, 22 seconds

In 2003, Jillian Barker, Head of Education at the Barbican Centre, London, approached Ben Haggarty, Artistic Director of the Crick Crack Club, with a proposal to programme regular performance storytelling at the Barbican Centre. Since 2003 the Crick Crack Club has worked in partnership with Barbican Education to programme 9 events a year in the Barbican Pit Theatre, for adult audiences. These events are programmed during the three school half terms each year, with usually three evening events per half term. The performances of storytelling are occasionally preceded by pre-show talks. The Pit Theatre is an award winning black box theatre, which seats approximately 180 people (depending on the seating configuration).

storytelling:- storyteller; singer; musician: Robin Williamson
male / Irish

storytelling:- Master of Ceremonies: Jillian Barker
female / British / occupation Educationalist; Head of Barbican Education

origin:- Ireland


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programming & administration:- programmer; Crick Crack Club Artistic Director: Ben Haggarty
programmer: The Crick Crack Club
administrator; programmer: The Barbican Centre; Barbican Education


storytelling:- London, England: The Barbican Centre: The Pit Theatre
21 Feb 2004
mini-festival; public performance: Stories of Shifting Truth
Wise and Foolish Tongue, The


gift from:- The Barbican Centre


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